Notably, reduced erythrocyte, total protein, albumin, TC and TG were observed in the HBV-LC group, which were closely associated with impaired hepatic synthetic function (Kobayashi et al., 2001), nutritional malabsorption, and ascites formation (Wang et al., 2017; Ramcharran et al., 2011). Here, ALB is linked to laryngotracheoesophageal cleft.